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250euro to replace drivetrain on boardman hybrid

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    #32
    thebourke
    Registered Users Posts: 1,317 ✭✭✭thebourke


    photos of chainrings attached
    chainring is FSA 110mm BCD 50/34T
    cassette is shimano hg32T
    sram x5 rear derailleur


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    #33
    CramCycle
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    Chainring are really worn, cassette looks like the large cogs have wear but nothing major. Your chain and rings are worn crazy though (see the way it doesn't sit right at the top). Mine don't look that worn after 10k+ km, your getting it at 4000km suggest something else is wrong.


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    #34
    07Lapierre
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    To me it looks like you took those photos just after cycling on roads that have been gritted/salted? That stuff eats thru chains/ cassettes/chainrings and will certainly drastically reduce the life of your components. €250 still sounds very expensive! Are they also changing cables and carrying out a service on the bike as well?


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    #35
    TGD
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    ExoPolitic wrote: »
    I'm a cycle technician and it sounds like the components are not being cleaned and stripped of lube before reapplying, which would wear it all down within 2000km especially if the chain isn't replaced before then. 250 sounds like a mid range groupset and labour to me. Depends what you're after though.

    Probably crossing the chain a lot as well if letting it in the big ring


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    #36
    thebourke
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    No I cycle in the big ring 95% of the time..roughly cycling 50km a week...i basically cycle the grand canal in dublin from inchicore to parkwest for work .so its not gritted...

    no full service carried out on bike....no changing of cables...
    although i did get my break pads/inner and outer brake cable replaced recently in that same shop for 110 which i thought was a bit expensive at the time

    i went back about a week later and asked them could they have a look at the drive train etc...thats when i got this quote


    So all in
    110euro for brakes (this is done already)
    250euro for drivetrain etc
    80 euro (replacement of hubs they recommended)

    so total price would 440euro ...
    nearly worth it to get a new bike instead??


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    #37
    Macy0161
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    CramCycle wrote: »
    Chainring are really worn, cassette looks like the large cogs have wear but nothing major.
    It wouldn't be that unusual to suggest changing cassette when changing chain/ chain ring though would it?


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    #38
    07Lapierre
    Registered Users Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭07Lapierre


    Macy0161 wrote: »
    It wouldn't be that unusual to suggest changing cassette when changing chain/ chain ring though would it?

    I suspect they took one look at that chainring and quoted for everything.


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    #39
    thebourke
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    anyone recommend a good bike repair shop in dublin


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    #40
    magicbastarder
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    which side of dublin?


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    #41
    thebourke
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    city centre...south side....


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    #42
    John Hutton
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    Break pads and cable for 110! That's a rip off.


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    #43
    68 lost souls
    Registered Users Posts: 3,990 ✭✭✭68 lost souls


    I suggest you learn to maintain the bike more regularly. A weekly wash and a regular degrease and lube will save you an awful lot of money on the long run ... lack of maintenance has made bits of the drivetrain which should last a lot longer than that.

    Also a chain wear tool will help you know when to replace the chain and save needing the rest replaced


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    #44
    bendip
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    68 lost souls wrote: »
    I suggest you learn to maintain the bike more regularly. A weekly wash and a regular degrease and lube will save you an awful lot of money on the long run ... lack of maintenance has made bits of the drivetrain which should last a lot longer than that.

    Also a chain wear tool will help you know when to replace the chain and save needing the rest replaced[/QUOTE

    i'm guilty of this, my team hybrid (9 yrs old) is the bike i rely on most (daily commuter) yet i don't clean it regularly and fix it when busted (no real ongoing maintenance), curious sort of self sabotage i'm hooked into..the road bikes get all my attention and pocket money !!


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